2014 No. 295
The Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
Made
Coming into force
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development M1 is designated M2 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M3 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Community.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of that Act and it appears to the Department that it is expedient for references to the Directives specified in regulations 2, 4, 9, 15, 19 and 23 to be construed as references to those Directives as amended from time to time.
The Department makes the following regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 M4 to the European Communities Act 1972 and sections 1(1) and (2A) and 2 of the Seeds Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 M5, after consultation in accordance with section 1(1) of that Act, with the representatives of such interests as appear to it to be concerned.
Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).
1965 c.22; section 1 was amended by 1970 c.20 (N.I.), section 10(1) and S.R. & O.(N.I.) 1972 No. 351 Article 3 and Schedule 3; section 2 was amended by 1970 c.20 (N.I.), section 10(2) and S.R. 1977 No. 295 Article 2.
Formerly the Department for Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(4)